An MRI may be on the horizon for Mike Adams

Posted by Mandy Housenick | May 15, 2013 at 05:29 PM

Mike Adams was unavailable to pitch again today and he said a stint on the disabled list hasn't been ruled out.

The reliever said he felt "horrible" on Tuesday after his back acted up more than it had been just when he was playing catch from 60 feet. He had what he called a trigger injection yesterday with the hopes it would help his muscles relax.

"I don’t think it was nothing crazy," Adams said after the Phillies lost 10-4 to the Indians on Wednesday. "It wasn’t like I was throwing out there. Hopefully, it just a bad muscle spasm and we can get it to release and get better."

If he feels like he's regressing Thursday, Adams said he may ask to have an MRI.

"Just so I have a better idea of what’s going on and what the timetable may be about the severity of what’s going on," the Phillies set-up man said.

Adams, who originally felt the pain while shagging fly balls on Sunday, said he couldn't totally rule out a DL trip that would be backdated. He's 1-3 with a 3.00 ERA in 17 games (15 IP). He's allowed 14 hits, including three home runs. He has walked six and struck out 19.